Today, President of Turkmenistan, Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the country, General of the Army Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, held an expanded meeting of the State Security Council. The agenda included the results of the activities of the military and law enforcement agencies for seven months of this year and priority tasks facing the power departments. The meeting also reviewed the progress of modernization of the material and technical base, introduction of a digital syste...

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov sent sincere congratulations and best wishes to Mr. Nikol Pashinyan on his appointment as Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. Taking this pleasant opportunity, the President of Turkmenistan wished the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia good health and great success in responsible state activity in the name of peace, well-being and prosperity of the friendly Armenian people. President of Turkmenistan congratulates the Prime M...

In accordance with the tradition, school fairs opened in the Turkmen capital and regions of the country. In general, 410 retail units have been opened in Turkmenistan. Of them 55 units - in Ashgabat, 48 - in Ahal velayat, 41 - in Balkan velayat, 79 - in Lebap velayat, 134 – in Mary velayat, 53 - in the northern region of the country, Dashoguz velayat. For the convenience of customers, school fairs are located both in central markets and in the territories adjacent to state stores, within walk...

On the occasion of the International Youth Day, which is celebrated on August 12, the UNDP office in Turkmenistan together with the Google Developer Group is launching a virtual registry office hackathon (hackathon from hacker "hacker" + marathon "marathon"). A forum for developers, programmers, designers, managers, aimed at finding innovative solutions in the field of digitalization of public services, will be held on August 7-8. This is a great opportunity for professionals in their field t...

The 2021 Food Systems Summit Preliminary Meeting in Rome on July 26-28 was an important milestone in preparations for the culminating international event in September, which will be timed to coincide with the United Nations General Assembly in New York. Investing in the agricultural sector is the key to ending hunger, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) head Qu Dongyu said on Wednesday at the closing ceremony. And the heads of UNICEF and WHO have called on governments a...

At the ongoing XXXII Summer Olympics in Tokyo, hammer throwers competed for medals. Turkmenistan in this type of program, in which 31 athletes participate, was represented by a 30-year-old master of sports of international class from Ashgabat Mergen Mammadov. In his best attempt in qualifying, the only representative of Turkmenistan in the track and field Olympic program threw a projectile 67.53 meters, falling short of his personal record of 6.48 meters. Mergen Mammadov participates in th...

At the XXXII Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, masters of backstroke competed for medals in the 200-meter distance. In this type of men's program, in which 29 applicants for awards participated, Turkmenistan was represented by the 26-year-old standard-bearer of our team at the opening parade of the Games, international master of sports from Ashgabat Merdan Atayev. Performing in the first preliminary heat, he finished with a time of 2 minutes 3.68 seconds and improved his previous achievement at...